In a horrifying incident, a 54-year-old security guard was brutally murdered in the wee hours of Saturday. The incident was reported to have taken place in Adarsh Colony near Kapurthala Chowk.
A native of Uttar Pradesh, the deceased was identified as Rajinder Kumar alias Kala, a resident of Paras Estate, Basti Peer Daad. The incident took place around 3.30am and was caught in CCTV cameras, police said, adding that the guard died on the spot.
Area SHO Sukhbir Singh, Police Division number-2 said, the information about the murder was received around 8.15 AM at police control room. Some local residents informed about the body to the PCR teams.
"The deceased was completely soaked in blood. Apparently, he was brutally attacked with a wooden rod and an interlocking tile before succumbing to his fatal injuries. The rod and the tile having blood stains of the victim were also recovered from the spot. After investigating the matter and verifying the CCTV footage, it was established that he was killed by a scrap lifter. Another security guard, who works in an ATM has also confirmed his identification”, police informed.
The accused has been identified as Raju (30), a resident of Basti Danishmanda. The accused reportedly killed the victim due to a personal enmity.
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When asked motive behind the murder, SHO said, “Rajinder used to stop Raju from lifting waste from him complex. They even had a fight around one year ago for the same reason. Therefore, when he again asked him to not to collect the waste from his area, they got engaged into a heated argument which eventually turned ugly and Raju ended up killing him”.
A case of murder has been registered against Raju at the police station and he was arrested today, SHO said.